Chapter 458: Delaying Tactics

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the Ning Family’s living room.

“You Little Brat!”

Elder Ning was so angry that he was gasping for breath. The crutch that was originally used as a decoration was also pushed toward Ning Yiyuan. “You have quite the guts! In front of so many people, you still dare to say that you tampered with them? Are you saying that our Ning Family isn’t big enough to attract attention?”

The wrist-thick walking stick hit Ning Yiyuan’s body again and again, making a series of muffled sounds.

Ning Yiyuan did not say a word. His back was straightened after being hit by the stick.

“Say something!” Ning Yiyuan’s silence made the elder even angrier. He could not help but think of the sarcastic expressions of those old men in the meeting, but he could not refute them…

At the thought of this, the old man’s strength increased even more.

Although he was old, he still had enough strength to hit people.

One stick after another, the wind whistled!

“Dad! What are you doing?” As soon as Ning Zhenhai received the news, he knew that this matter was bad, so he immediately rushed home. However, he was still one step behind the old man.

“What am I doing?” The old man gasped for breath and glared at Ning Yiyuan. “Ask your son what he has done!”

By now, it had already spread outside.

Posts such as ‘Commander Ning bullies others’, ‘Ning Yiyuan ignores morals and laws, knows the law and breaks the law’, and ‘Where did the Ning Family’s tradition go?’ were almost everywhere on all the major websites…

There were no lack of encouragement from their opponents. If Ning Yiyuan did not do such a thing himself, there would be no openings for others to attack the Ning Family!

“Dad! You know that Yiyuan isn’t that kind of person, why are you so angry?” Ning Zhenhai hurriedly stepped forward, he stopped the walking stick in his father’s hand. “Besides, didn’t you beat someone up and make them stay in the medical center for more than half a year?”

In this way, what was Ning Yiyuan doing?

“How can it be the same?” Hearing the hot-blooded things that he had done back then, the old man could not help but feel a little uncomfortable. However, he pretended to maintain his face and snorted. “That Brat should be beaten up back then. How dare he dream of tampering with the army? Hmph! See if I kill him. Let me tell you, even now, I’m still the same…”

The more the old man spoke, the more excited he became. Just as he was about to return to his previous demeanor of giving pointers to the country, he caught a glimpse of Ning Yiyuan who was still kneeling on the ground from the corner of his eyes. Only then did he react. He stopped talking in time and snorted twice, finally, he concluded with a statement.

“In short, the nature of these two things is completely different! Do you understand? !”

“Yes, yes, that’s for sure.” Ning Zhenhai nodded obediently. Then, when the old man turned around, he secretly gave Ning Yiyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, a look.

Don’t look at how furious the old man was now. As long as Ning Yiyuan gave him a few words of solace, this matter would be reduced to nothingness. After being in the political world for so many years, Ning Zhenhai had long learned to be tactful. Going head-on was the worst option!

Unfortunately, Ning Yiyuan understood his father’s gaze, but he still chose to kneel on the cold floor, his expression unyielding.

Sigh!

Seeing this, Ning Zhenhai sighed.

As expected, the old man had brought this up. This stubbornness was exactly the same!

“Alright, you two don’t need to be careless in front of me.” The old man glanced at Ning Zhenhai’s intact legs and could not help but sigh. He threw the crutch on the ground with all his strength, “If he wants to kneel, let him kneel!”

“Dad!” Ning Zhenhai frowned. He bent down to pick up the crutch on the ground and thought of a way to build a ladder for his son. “Umm… Yiyuan, don’t you have anything to say?”

After a long silence, Ning Yiyuan finally opened his mouth:

“Grandfather… I won’t separate from Little Chu.”

Perhaps it was because of the beating just now, Ning Yiyuan’s voice was filled with a faint smell of blood, but it still revealed a steel-like determination and persistence.

Elder Ning, who was about to sit down, suddenly stopped and frowned again.

“Am… am I talking about this?” Elder Ning slammed the table with all his might. He was full of energy, but there was a hint of guilt in his voice, “I’m talking about you finding someone to create an accident to destroy that female star’s reputation… You’re tarnishing the Ning Family’s reputation, do you know that?”

“Grandfather!” Ning Yiyuan raised his head. His gaze was terrifyingly determined. “You know that. No matter what, I will not separate from Little Chu…”

“But her gene rank is not even g rank!” The old man suddenly raged and roared!

The room instantly fell silent…

Yes!

They all knew that the old man did not teach Ning Yiyuan a lesson because of some female celebrity. Their Ning Family had stood tall for so many years, how could such a small matter affect them?

Even if the old man really wanted to teach Ning Yiyuan a lesson because of this matter, he would never be so ruthless.

So… the most crucial point was Mo Chu!

The old man wanted to use this to make Ning Yiyuan express his stance.

And Ning Yiyuan’s stubborn resistance was also indirectly showing his stance to the old man — He would never give up on Little Chu!

“That’s right, that girl, Mo Chu, is very good…” Looking at his grandson’s determined expression, the old man could not help but let out a long sigh, and his eyes revealed a rare hint of apology. “She helped Zhenhai heal his leg, and she’s also very outstanding. To be honest, I’ve already thought about it. Even if she’s only a D rank, I’m willing to let the two of you be together…”

One had to know that even the daughters-in-law of an ordinary aristocratic family rarely had a daughter-in-law below B rank, let alone the Ning Family!

“Although the fertility of a D rank is only 1/10,000, I’m willing to let the two of you give it a try. Who knows, you might be able to…” Speaking up to this point, Elder Ning suddenly reached out to cover his face, his voice somewhat muffled. “But she doesn’t even have a G rank, so there’s basically no chance of her giving birth… in a few hundred years, will our Ning Family be destroyed by your hands?”

If it was in the 21st century, under such circumstances, they could still choose to adopt.

However, in the Federation, in this world where the birth rate of babies was extremely low, every child was a treasure in the hands of their parents. There was no such thing as ‘abandoning’ or ‘adopting’!

A large aristocratic family that no one had inherited, other than being completely devoured by other families, there was no other possibility!

“Grandfather, Little Chu just can’t detect her gene rank.” Ning Yiyuan raised his head, trying his best to explain clearly. “It doesn’t mean that her gene rank is low. Perhaps…”

“Perhaps what?” The old man raised his voice, and his eyes suddenly widened. “Perhaps her gene rank is even higher than SS? Do you think that’s possible?!”

Seeing Ning Yiyuan’s tightly clenched fists, the old man’s voice could not help but relax. “You should know that Little Chu has a light attribute special ability. The more special her energy is and the higher her level is, the more problems she may have.”

Just like Song Qingsong back then, what kind of outstanding figure was he? Whether it was talent or strength, everyone could not help but exclaim in admiration!

However, when the gene disintegration disease on his body suddenly flared up, it destroyed more than half of his body!

Now, the same situation was happening to Mo Chu. However, what she was suffering from was not the gene disintegration disease, but this extremely low gene rank!

After all, even if she was the favored child of the heavens, there would not be a perfect side to her.

This time, even Ning Zhenhai did not say anything else, tacitly agreeing with the old man’s thoughts.

After all, no one could imagine a genetic level beyond SS rank…

“So?” Ning Yiyuan’s expression didn’t change, but his voice was somewhat cold. “Grandfather, don’t forget, I am already Little Chu’s Guardian. There is no way I will break my oath without permission!”

“That’s right, you indeed don’t have the qualifications.” Elder Ning turned his head, not daring to look at his grandson again. “But… Mo Chu can!”

As long as Mo Chu took the initiative to remove the Guardian relationship, the two of them would no longer be tied together.

Hearing this, Ning Yiyuan’s eyes instantly turned sharp!

“Grandfather, what did you say just now?” Ning Yiyuan seemed to squeeze every word out of his throat.

Even when he was beaten by Elder Ning with a cane just now, he did not feel as much pain as he did now!

… Was grandfather so unable to accept Little Chu? He even wanted to dissolve the Guardian relationship between them?

When he met Ning Yiyuan’s sharp gaze, the old man’s heart could not help but tremble. Then, his anger rose and he glared at Ning Yiyuan. “Are you rebelling? How dare you look at me like that? Look at me, I’ll beat you to death today!”

As he said that, the old man’s gaze looked around.

Seeing this, Ning Zhenhai quickly put the crutch on his back into the terminal. With Ning Yiyuan’s stubborn character, he could not let the old man beat him again. Otherwise, something would really happen…

Ning Zhenhai thought well, but the old man’s eyes were sharper. He roared, “What are you hiding?! Quickly take out my crutch!”

“Dad, What are you talking about?” Ning Zhenhai pretended to be innocent, but the old man did not fall for it. “Fine! Each and every one of you, just make me angry…”

With that, the old man gave up the walking stick and picked up a decorative iron frame from the side… This thing was much more powerful than a walking stick!

F*ck! Is this going to blow up?

Seeing this, Ning Zhenhai’s expression changed, and he hurriedly pushed Ning Yiyuan who was still kneeling on the ground. “Hurry up and leave! Are you really going to make your Grandfather mad?”

Hearing this, Ning Yiyuan’s expression changed slightly. He propped himself up and stood up. He took a deep look at the two of them before turning around and walking out.

When the sound of the door closing rang out, Elder Ning’s movements paused.

Ning Zhenhai clearly saw this. He took a step forward and reached out to grab the decorative metal frame in Elder Ning’s hand. When he saw Elder Ning’s slightly red eyes, his heart ached. “Father, you… Why are you doing this?”

How could he not see that the old man also liked that girl, Mo Chu, very much!

Although the old man usually pretended to be disdainful, every time he gathered with his old friends, he always spoke about Mo Chu with a tone that said ‘My child is the best’. In his words, he even liked Mo Chu more than Ning Yiyuan!

Now that he said these words to Ning Yiyuan, how could he be indifferent in his heart?

Hearing Ning Zhenhai’s question, the old man stood rooted to the ground. After a long while, he said in a low voice, “Do you think… I did something wrong?”

He also felt very sorry for that girl, Mo Chu.

However, her current situation… was really not suitable for their Ning Family.

If Ning Yiyuan had another brother, it would be fine, but their Ning Family was the sole heir of several generations! Ning Yiyuan was the only seedling. If they did not have a child in the future, it would be the same as having no future!

Ning Zhenhai did not answer directly. He just handed him a glass of water and said softly, “You should trust Yiyuan. After all, you were the one who raised that child.”

The old man roared for a long time. As soon as he touched the water, he immediately felt his throat dry up and drank the entire glass of water.

After he finished drinking the water, the anger in his heart dissipated a lot.

Seeing that the old man’s expression had calmed down a lot, Ning Zhenhai finally spoke. “To be honest, isn’t it a little too early for you to come to a conclusion? With Ning Yiyuan’s stubborn temper, if he has his eyes set on Mo Chu, would you be able to meet his other granddaughter-in-law? Moreover, even if he really marries an A rank woman, would you be able to guarantee 100% that they would have children?”

Even though the old man didn’t say anything, his furrowed brows relaxed a lot.

Finally, he sighed, “Alright, we’ll talk about this when we see that Kid’s performance!”

After saying that, the old man finally reacted. He suddenly turned his head and glared at Ning Zhenhai. “Alright, Little Brat, you’re using delaying tactic to slow me down…!”